When @felicis first invested in @arena at the seed, we believed the company was building something essential: an independent, community-driven source of truth for measuring the AI frontier. That conviction only grew, and we went on to lead the Series A.
The progress since then
What should an early-stage founder build when the models change every week?
That question was at the center of our packed design conversation at Arcana, hosted by @soleio and @felicis. @iansilber and @joellewenstein brought perspectives shaped by work at Instagram and OpenAI,
I used @ExaAILabs and @claudeai to draft my fantasy football team. I never opened a search engine. I did not want a list of links. I just wanted an agent to do the work with the best information possible. That is the product shift Exa is building for. We at @felicis are true
OCT 6, San Francisco
@pxd and I are bringing the design chiefs of Anthropic and OpenAI @joellewenstein and @iansilber on to one stage for a 4-way convo about AI, agents, and the future of design
There will be great coffee, great banter, and great company. Hosted by @felicis